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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014

VOLUME 124 - NO. 22

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Hear that? It’s adulthood knocking for local high school seniors By Jim Lewis

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They grow up so fast. And now your daughter, son, grandchild, niece and nephew is about to graduate from high school, about to step into the real world. The day that marks the beginning of adulthood has arrived. Hundreds of seniors from Middletown Area, Lower Dauphin and Steelton-Highspire high schools will receive their diplomas during graduation ceremonies in early June, before heading to college, to the military, to careers, parenthood, mortgages, joys, toils, success, and, it is hoped, a good, full life. Before they do, they will don their caps and gowns for inspi-

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Binder hired to return as basketball coach By Noelle Barrett

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rational speeches and the awarding of diplomas amid pomp and circumstance befitting the importance of the occasion – and, likely, postcommencement parties to celebrate their milestone. Middletown Area will hold its graduation ceremony at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at the Forum, Harrisburg. The commencement speaker will be Jim Zugay, Dauphin County recorder of deeds. Valedictorian Matthew Cowan and Salutatorian Megan Martz will present speeches.

Validictorian Jeffrey Groh and Salutatorian William Kuehnle will present speeches.

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Want to clean up Hoffer Park? Here’s how

A public meeting to brainstorm ideas for cleaning up Middletown’s Hoffer Park will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28 at the Elks Theatre. Benjamin Kapenstein What started as a handful of Facebook posts from concerned residents rapidly grew into a united digital front of more than 150 Middletown citizens eager to volunteer to touch up the borough’s Mill Street park Borough Councilor Benjamin Kapenstein created a Facebook group called “Hoffer Park Clean UP’’ so residents can voice ideas for beautifying the park.

Middletown Carnival opens Tuesday, June 3

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The Press And Journal won four Keystone Press Awards in the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation’s annual journalism contest for newspapers across the state. Two of the awards were first-place awards: Staff writer Noelle Barrett won first place for her feature story on the legacy of Ryan Mohn, the star quarterback for Steelton-Highspire High School’s football team whose organs gave strangers renewed lives after his death in a car accident in 2004. Outdoor columnist Tom Shank won a first-place award for a series of outdoor column that were

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Erica Millberry-Strickland, left, marries Tracey Strickland, right, in a ceremony officiated by the Rev. Eric Posa of the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg.

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Bill Darrah’s photo of Middletown Area High School soccer goaltender Christian Roberts won an honorable mention.

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The third time’s a charm. Rick Binder, who coached the Steelton-Highspire boys’ basketball team to three state titles and six district championships during two turns at the helm will return to the Rollers’ sideline next fall. The Steelton-Highspire School Board voted 5-4 to hire Binder at a salary of $5,560 during a meeting on Thursday, May 22. Board members Rosemary Tonkin, Derek Lewis, Sarah Metallo and Rachel Slade voted against his hiring. Binder replaces Tramayne Hawthorne, who was not re-hired by the board after the end of last season. Hawthorne coached the Rollers for three seasons. Binder previously coached Steel-High from 1997 to 2001 and from 2002 to 2005, amassing a record of 178 wins and just 44 losses. During those stints, the Rollers won PIAA Class AAA titles in 1998, 2000 and 2005 and nabbed six

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Steelton-Highspire will hold its graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 12 at War Memorial Field at Cottage Hill. And online students of the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School will gather together for a commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 14 at Lancaster Mennonite High School’s Fine Arts Center, Lancaster. Keynote speaker will be Caroline “Bunny’’ Welsh, Chester County sheriff.

Lower Dauphin will hold its graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 5 at the Giant Center, Hershey. Superintendent Dr. Sherri Smith will address the graduates.

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When same-sex marriage ban falls, a couple wed By Noelle Barrett

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he knew from the start that she found her soulmate. The feeling never waned – it only grew over time. So as Tracey Strickland stood at the church altar, she wiped away tears with a folded tissue as she watched her bride walk down the aisle. Tracey knew the day she’d marry Erica would come. She wasn’t sure when or where, but the moment the Highspire couple learned that a federal judge had struck down Pennsylvania’s law barring same-sex couples to wed, she was ready. They applied for a marriage license on Wednesday, May 21, a day after U.S.

District Judge John E. Jones III struck down the state’s 1996 ban on same-sex marriage. The following weekend, they got married at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg in Swatara Twp. By sundown that Saturday, they were wives. Standing at the altar, Tracey trembled as she exchanged vows with her bride, Erica Millberry, vows they had written. “Over the years, you have made me a better person,” Erica told Tracey. “Because of you, I now know the meaning of true love.” Tracey tried to choke back her tears. She trembled as she spoke. Please See WEDDING, Page A3

The annual Middletown Carnival, a field full of rides, games and food booths that benefits a local youth football program, will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3 through Saturday, June 7 at the football practice field at South Union and Susquehanna streets. Proceeds benefit the Middletown Youth Club. Live music featuring local bands and bingo also will be offered.

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Erica Millberry-Strickland, left, kisses partner Tracey Strickland after the wedding.

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Their supreme sacrifice Middletown remembers its war dead on Memorial Day

A motorist drove his car through a wall at the Hollywood Motel in Lower Swatara Twp. and into an unoccupied room to foil an attempt by an unidentified man to rob him at gunpoint in the parking lot around 5 a.m. on Monday, May 26, police said. The motorist had left the motel and got into his car when the robber approached the vehicle and stuck a gun through the driver’s side window, according to Det. Ryan Gartland of the Lower Swatara Twp. police. The motorist drove backward, but the robber hung onto the car, Gartland said. The motorist then drove forward, slamming into the motel and the robber fell off the car. The motorist jumped out of the car, grabbed the robber’s gun as it lay in the lot, and ran to the nearby Days Inn on Eisenhower Boulevard, where he called the police, Gartland said. It is believed the robber fled on foot. “We’re still trying to piece it together,’’ Gartland said.

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Members of Middletown VFW Post 1620 march in the Memorial Day parade.

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Middletown honored its war dead on Memorial Day with a reverent parade through town by veterans who refuse to forget the sacrifice of their comrades, and a solemn ceremony among military graves at the borough cemetery. Veterans’ groups, Boy Scouts, police officers and firefighters and members of the Middletown Area High School Blue Wave Marching Band led a procession to the Middletown Cemetery on Monday, May 26, some carrying flags, then placed flowered wreathes, prayed and vowed to never forget those who died in defense of the U.S., and in defense of freedom. “They gave so much to bring greater security and safety to our country and other parts of the world,’’ said Paul Carnes, a Middletown native and Navy veteran who serves as chief of pharmacy at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon, during a speech Please See MEMORIAL DAY, Page A8

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Steelton-Highspire High School’s 2014 Lincoln Street Promenade

t’s a tradition at SteeltonHighspire High School for couples heading to the prom to stop on Lincoln Street, climb out of their cars and strut their glamor. The street fills with prom-goers in elegant gowns and snazzy tuxedoes, with mothers and fathers and aunts and uncles snapping photos with cameras and cell phones, with gawkers drawn to the street to drink in the dazzling bow the students are taking as their high school career draws to an end. Once again the street was filled with stunning dresses and debonair suits for the 2014 promenade on Friday, May 23, as couples stopped to take the celebratory walk that others before them had taken. Then it was off to the ballroom of the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East, Swatara Twp., to dance. See who was there – and what they were wearing!

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“You make me a better person, and you give me the strength I didn’t know I had,” Tracey said to Erica. The ceremony, before a gathering of family and friends, was an incredible experience. As Erica walked down the aisle, she took a deep breath. “It felt surreal,” Erica recalled. “I was overwhelmed and I just couldn’t wait to get to her.” Tracey was overwhelmed, too. “I’m not a crier, but it was the totality of everything,” Tracey said after the ceremony. “I was literally able to watch my wife meet me at the altar.” They had always felt married. Yet, once they exchanged vows and rings, and shared a kiss as wives, something changed. Now they were married. “We actually didn’t think we’d feel any different, but we do,” Erica said. “I love her that much more today than I did yesterday.”

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Christiana “Tink” Richcreek, 92, of Middletown, entered into rest at the Middletown Home on Sunday, May 25. Tink enjoyed being around people and loved to laugh. She held a variety of jobs including chocolate and clothing factory worker, welder, meat packer, Sunday school teacher, nurse’s aide, Red Cross secretary and “door greeter” at the Home. Tink was preceded in death by her husband Lester in March of 1970.

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Family and friends pose for a photo with newlyweds Erica Millberry-Strickland and Tracey Strickland outside the Unitarian Church.

For better, for worse

Tracey suffered from a health problem and needed multiple surgeries. She wanted her soulmate by her side through the medical process – but had to devise a lie to accomplish that. “In order to have her there and have her be updated on my health, I had to act like she was my sister,” Tracey recalled. “Here she is, my significant other, but we had to list her as my sister.” But they got through it. Their love could carry them through everything. They wanted to make it official. But in Pennsylvania, marriage for same-sex couples wasn’t an option. And out-of-state marriages weren’t recognized. Tracey remained optimistic that someday things would change. But if it didn’t, they had an alternate plan. “We had plans to move out of state in a few years to a place where it’s legal,” Erica said. They didn’t have to.

On Tuesday, May 20, Tracey turned on the TV and heard the news about Jones’ ruling – and a smile spread across her face. That smile still hasn’t left. “It just felt wonderful to hear it’s now legal to get married,” Tracey said. “I felt like I was walking on a cloud.”

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Their dream had been to marry in a church, surrounded by friends and family. After hours of planning, and only a little sleep, they made that dream happen. “We’re God-loving and God-caring people, and this is what God is all about – love, acceptance, respect and happiness for everyone,” Tracey said. “The ability to say that my mother and her mother were both there to share that moment with us, there’s no words to express that gratitude, that appreciation, that unscrupulous love.” The Rev. Eric Posa of the Unitarian Church married four same-sex couples on Saturday, including Erica and Tracey. “It was an incredible joy and an in-

News From District Judge Michael J. Smith

Following is a compilation of action in cases filed before District Magistrate Michael J. Smith. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. Withdrawn A charge of terroristic threats was withdrawn against Jacob L. Radabaugh, 46, of the 200 block of Brookside Dr., Middletown. The charge stemmed from an incident on Jan. 2 . Waived Daniel B. Lugo, 36, of the 100 block of Ann St., Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of driving with a suspended license, speeding and operating a vehicle without ignition interlock. The charges were filed following an incident on March 2. Samson A. Kennedy, 24, of the 2000 block of N. 4th St., Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI-highest rate of alcohol, driving with a suspended license and use of multi-beamed lights. A charge of driving with a blood-alcohol content of .02 or greater while license is suspended was changed to driving with a suspended license, and that charge was waived into county court as well. Kennedy was arrested on March 8.

of Bosler Road, Lemoyne, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUI-controlled substance )combination alcoho and drugs), driving without a license, driving an unregistered vehicle and disregarding lanes of traffic. The charges were filed following an incident on March 1. Christopher W. Pemberton, 23, of the 100 block of Bentley Lane, Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court a charge of simple assault. A charge of aggravated assault was changed to the simple assault charge. The charge stems from an incident on March 16. Romeo M. Mack, 41, of the 1000 block of Twin Lakes Dr., Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI and DUI-high rate of alcohol. Charges of careless driving and failure of the duty of a driver in emergency response areas were withdrawn. Mack was arrested on March 8.

Jessica N. Stahl, 22, of the 1000 block of Farmhouse Lane, Middletown, waived to Dauphin County County Court charges of DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUI-controlled substance (combination alcohol and drugs), DUI-controlled substance, DUI and disregarding lanes of traffic. The charges were filed as a result of an incident on March 7.

Abimael Maisonet, 45, of the 1000 block of Amber Lane, Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUI, restriction of alcoholic beverages, failure to use turn signals and disregarding lanes of traffic. The charges were filed following an incident on Feb. 16.

Antonio R. Green, 26, of the 5000 block of Merganser Way, Bensalem, Bucks County, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI-controlled substance (schedule 1) and driving without headlights. Green was arrested on March 3.

Pedro Garcia, 39, of the 400 block of S. Second St., Steelton, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, disregarding lanes of traffic and driving a vehicle with no headlights. Garcia was arrested on Jan. 23.

Terry J. Thomas, 18, of the 3000 block of Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court a charge of simple assault stemming from an incident on Feb. 25.

Ryan M. Long, 21, of the 600 block of Penn St., Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from an incident on Jan. 29.

Clint M. Miller, 58, of the 200 block of Wren Way, Lancaster, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content .02 or greater while license is suspended, driving without a license and disregarding lanes of traffic. Miller was arrested on Feb. 19.

Craig M. Rowe, 37, of the first block of Opacic Lane, Duncannon, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol, careless driving, driving over a road divider and public drunkenness. The charges stem from an incident on Feb. 20.

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Paul J. Condon, 34, of the 400 block

of Second St., Highspire, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of possession of a controlled substance, DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUIcontrolled substance (combination of alcohol and drugs), DUI-controlled substance, DUI-controlled substance (schedule 2 or 3), DUI-controlled substance (schedule 1), DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to use turn signals and disregarding lanes of traffic. Condon was arrested on Feb. 20. Held for court Charges of DUI-controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to signal and disregarding lanes of traffic were held for action in Dauphin County Court against Charles S. Rankin, 27, of the 1000 block of Edgemont Road, Harrisburg. The charges stem from an incident on March 9. Charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct were held for action in Dauphin County Court against Chauncey D. Martin-Perry, 27, of the 500 block of W. James St., Lancaster. The charges stem from an incident on March 17. Charges of DUI, DUI-controlled substance (combination alcohol and drugs), DUI, driving with a suspended license and failure to stop at a stop sign were held for action in Dauphin County Court against Robert L. Sweet, 35, of the first block of Hammaker St., Highspire. Sweet was arrested on March 7. Guilty plea Phillip A. Nusinov, 35, of the 2000 block of Buxton Ct., Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. A charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana was withdrawn. The charge stemmed from an incident on March 8. Erica L. Plaunt, 27, of the 100 block of C Lane, Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to a citation for harassment filed following an incident on April 9. Amanda R. Adams, 32, of the 100 block of B Lane, Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct citation that was filed following an incident on April 12.

credible honor,” Posa said. “This is a joy to be present with the couples to celebrate their love.” The moment Posa pronounced them married, the room erupted into applause. Posa filled out the marriage license immediately after. The couple held hands afterwards, their fingers laced together. Erica wiped tears from Tracey’s face. While the Unitarian Church has agreed to marry same-sex couples, elected officials had a mixed reaction to the news that they could legally wed same-sex couples. District Judge David Judy married a same-sex couple on Tuesday, May 27, and had another ceremony scheduled on his calendar. “It’s the law in Pennsylvania and as a judge, I have to follow the law,” Judy said. District Judge Michael Smith shared Judy’s stance. “I’ll do any wedding that somebody comes in with a license to do,” Smith said. “It’s the law of the land and we’re sworn to uphold the law and that’s what I’m going to do.” Local mayors John Hoerner of Highspire and Tom Acri of Steelton refused to comment on whether they would marry a same-sex couple. Tqwo Two other mayors – Middletown’s James Curry and Royalton’s Judy Oxenford - did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment. As a couple, Tracey and Erica have made years of memories together. Now wives, they will take a honeymoon to Las Vegas. But regardless of how they do at the slots, they’ve already won a lifetime of happiness. “It was all worth it,” Tracey said. “This is like a dream come true.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com

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Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

Hose stolen A hose and reel that held it were stolen from the front porch a home in the first block of Kathy Dr. on April 22 or April 23, police said. The hose and reel were valued at $120. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-939-0463.

ground. He suffered a cut above his right eye and complained of pain in his legs, bur refused care from emergency medical personnel, police said. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-939-0463. Burglary Lock sets for doors were stolen from a home under construction by Lancaster Home Builders in the 500 block of Morgan Dr. between April 28 and May 2, police said. A door to the home’s basement was forced open, police said. The loss was estimated at $430. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-939-0463.

Curfew check A 16-year-old Middletown teenager was cited for disorderly conduct after police stopped a vehicle she was driving at a park on Greenfield Drive at 9:03 p.m. on May 4 and found marijuana in the vehicle, police report. The teen’s parents were contacted and she was released into a parent’s custody, police said. Cash stolen from truck Approximately $35 in cash was stolen from a 1989 Toyota pickup truck parked in the 200 block of Hollywood Dr. on May 3 or May 4, police report. The owner said his truck was locked at the time. Entry was probably gained through an unsecured wing window, police said. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-939-0463.

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From the day they met, there was something special between them. The two co-workers quickly became friends. That friendship developed into a relationship. Erica fell for Tracey’s loving nature and her honesty. “We’ve been together five years, and I can’t even think of a time we’ve had a major argument,” Erica said. Tracey was drawn to Erica’s careless spirit, her mothering ways, her kindness. “She is just a wonderful person and one of those people that has all of the patience in the world and unconditional passion,” Tracey said. “She’s very unconditional with her love.” Their love helped blend their family of three children. They found acceptance and support in their parents and relatives, who stood by the couple’s side. “They never judged us,” Erica said. “Our love is no different than our parents’ or their parents’, and they always made us feel like that.” Their children saw them the same way other children see their parents. In their hearts, they were married. But in the eyes of the law, they were not. It made their journey bumpy at times.

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From The Wednesday, May 29, 1991 Edition Of The Press And Journal Area students To Welcome Pennsylvania’s First Lady Ten-year-old Josh McCann thought it would be a pretty good idea for Ellen Casey, wife of Pennsylvania governor Robert Casey, to come to his class to read a story. In fact he thought it was such a good idea that he wrote a note to Mrs. Casey, inviting her to attend his school and read to his fellow students. Mrs. Casey also thought the idea had merit, too. So on Thursday afternoon from one to two o’clock, Pennsylvania’s first lady will visit fourth grade classrooms in Londonderry Elementary School to tell the Dr. Suess story of “Oh The Places You’ll Go” as well as other stories. She will spend 15 minutes each in the classrooms of Susan Dellinger, Robert Galluppi, and Scott Delp, reading to almost 80 fourth grade students before the end of the hour. Londonderry’s fourth graders are also studying Pennsylvania government in their social studies classes. Dellinger explained, so Mrs. Casey will hold a brief question-and-answer period for the whole fourth grade group following the reading sessions. “It’ll give the students a chance to ask questions about her role as wife of the governor,” Dellinger said. So as to involve the entire school in this bit of history in the making, the rest of the school will not be left out. Plans have been made to present the governor’s wife with a package of notes from students and a Londonderry Elementary pennant. Renowned Engineer William Leonhard Returns Home For Graduation Address William E. “Bill” Leonhard, a native of Middletown and a 1932 graduate of Middletown High School, will be the featured speaker at his alma mater’s graduation exercises on Thursday, June 6 at 8 p.m. Leonhard, who is known throughout the world for his work in engineering, has led a distinguished career since leaving his hometown so many years ago. His early work as an officer in both the United States Army and Air Force led him to a position with the Parsons Corporation, a premier international engi-

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23 YEARS AGO - “Terminator” or “Kindergarten Cop”? – Say, isn’t that Arnold Schwarzenegger in his real-life role as Chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness? You bet your biceps! He was at the Steelton Elementary School last Friday to talk to students and participate in some of the exercises that have made Steelton famous for its athletes. Pictured is the bigger-than-life movie star working out with fourth grade students from Clarence Watson’s gym class. neering firm. Leonhard retired in May 1990 as chairman and chief executive officer of Parsons. He joined the firm in 1966, was named president in 1974, chief executive officer in 1975 and chairman in 1978. Prior to joining Parsons, Leonhard served 14 years in the United States Air Force, from which he retired as an officer in 1964. Prior to 1950, Leonhard served 14 years in the Army, including service in Panama and Alaska and as chief of staff of the 2nd and 20th armored divisions in Europe during World War II. Leonhard serves on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society and the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Since 1989 he has served on the Board of California University Research in Earthquake engineering. Leonhard and his wife Wyllis have two sons and a daughter. They all live in the Los Angeles area. Pubic Hearing For LD’s Tax Increase Planned For June 3 If there were any thoughts among Lower Dauphin School District residents that the school budget for next year would not include a tax increase, those notions were obliterated when the Board officially voted to advertise its proposed 1991-92 financial plan. At its May meeting, the Board voted unanimously to advertise the proposed 1991-92 budget. Spending in the proposed plan totals approximately $3.5 million more than last years budget. To make up the extra expenditures the Board has included a 3.2 mill increase

in real estate taxes and a $50 boost in the occupation tax from $200 to $250. Though the Board has discussed the proposed budget and renovations at several public meetings in recent months, the first formal public hearing for the proposed $22,823,000 budget is set for June 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lower Dauphin High School’s auditorium. Each mill for real estate taxes brings in $439,575 so that the increase will dump $1,491,512 into the School District’s bank account. Total expenditures in the proposed budget equal $22,823,000, an 18.09 percent increase over last years budget. GPU Will Build New Substation In Londonderry; Line Will Connect Pittsburgh with Area & Jersey General Public Utilities Corporation (GPU) recently announced it will team with the Duquesne Light Company of Pittsburgh to build an electrical substation near Three Mile Island as part of a proposed halfbillion dollar project to revitalize the electric power infrastructure of Pennsylvania. The creation of a new substation in Londonderry Township, they said, will help to provide a more reliable, cost-effective energy link from Pittsburgh to New Jersey. The project involves the construction of approximately 200 miles of high voltage electric transmission line across much of the state and the re-activation of two idle power plants near Pittsburgh. One of those plants, the coal burning Phillips station, will be linked with the Londonder-

ry substation. From there, the electricity will move to central and eastern Pa. and New Jersey over power lines already in place. The new line is expected to begin operating in 1996, saving GPU customers in these areas 15 percent compared to the cost of electricity from a new coal fired plant. GPU officials maintain that the upgrade is needed due to increasing demand for electricity; demand may be 25 percent more by the turn of the century, said authorities. The existing system for transmission would not be adequate for such increases, they noted. It is believed the project could create more than 11,000 one-year jobs over a five-year period, mostly in western Pa. Around 1,000 permanent jobs are expected to be created in coal mines, power plants and support activities, with another 2,000 temporary jobs being created in construction-related activities. Prices From 23 Years Ago Whirlpool Heavy Duty Dryer ......................$269 Vanish Toilet Bowl Cleaner 16 oz. ....................99¢ Final Touch Fabric Softener 64 oz. ...............1.78 Red Ripe Watermelon Halves ......................23¢ Nutri-Grain Bars 10.4 oz. ...............................$1.99 PenSupreme Ice Cream half gallon .............$1.99 Boneless Baby Back Ribs ..................$2.99/lb. 7-Stem Carnation Bouquet ........................$3.99 Sara Lee Bagels 18.75 oz. pkg. ..........................99¢ Wishbone Lite Dressing 8 oz. btl. .......................96¢ Fresh Shark Steak ......... ..........................$2.99/lb.

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net As we say goodbye to May, here are a few more thoughts about the month’s flower, Lily of the Valley: Finland adopted Lily of the Valley as its official national flower in 1967. It has also been the Yugoslavian floral emblem, and appears in the coat-ofarms of the Norwegian municipality of Lunner. Recent traditions include selling the flower on international Labor Day (May 1) in France as a symbol of spring. The flower has been used medicinally as it was believed to improve memory and restore speech. It was also said to bring common sense – but for that to happen, the flower needed to be cooked down into a paste and applied to the forehead and back of the neck. Lily of the Valley also symbolizes sweetness. “You’ve made my life complete” is the hidden message connected to the flower. Enjoy these last few days of May! Let me know your news to share, and have a wonderful week.

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Angels of Mercy and its founder, Maria Frisby, a former Ms. Pennsylvania, visited residents at the Middletown Home for Easter on Sunday, April 20 to give them stuffed animals, sing songs with them and recite poetry. Frisby, a Middletown resident who won the Ms. Pennsylvania title in 2004, is a poet who created the organization to reach out to the sick, handicapped, elderly, homeless and others in need.

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Birthdays A beautiful and cheerful happy birthday is sent to Judy Stare of Lower Swatara Twp. She celebrates on Wednesday, May 28. Enjoy the day, Judy! Happy cake day to Carly Waters of Middletown. She turns 15 on Thursday, May 29. Hope the skies are full of sunshine for you. Courtney Fisher of Middletown observes her 20th birthday on Thursday, May 29. Welcome to the 20s! Hope it is the best yet. Joseph Harkins of Lower Swatara marks his last teener birthday as he turns 19 on Thursday, May 29. Have a ball, Joe! Happy 17th balloon-flying day to Bailee Koncar of Lower Swatara. Her special day is Thursday, May 29. Many wishes to you for lots of joy and love. Hey, Ed Carpenter of Lower Swatara! Best wishes to you for a fantastic birthday on Friday, May 30. Hoping 68 wonderful things happen to you this weekend. Craig Mosher of Lower Swatara celebrates 55 reasons to be happy for his birthday on Friday, May 30. Hope it is a super-duper day, Craig. Happy June and happy birthday to Al Tomalis of Lower Swatara. May your cake day on Sunday, June 1 be super-fantastic. Pam Morsberger celebrates her fine cake and ice cream day on Sunday, June 1 in East Hanover Twp. Hope it is a beautiful week for you. Happy quarter-of-a-century cake day to Andrea Harvey. Hoping your birthday on Monday, June 2 is wonderful, and that you feel truly blessed! Aaron Suknaic of Lower Swatara celebrates his frosty-filled day on Tuesday, June 3. Happy 20th, and best wishes for a terrific week. Happy 22nd birthday to Rich Severin

of Lower Swatara as he marks his meholiday on Tuesday, June 3. Enjoy, and celebrate all week long. Anniversaries Best wishes for a beautiful 11th wedding anniversary to David and Eileen Beasom. Enjoy your romantic holiday on Saturday, May 31! Happy 41st anniversary to Ed and Mary Carpenter of Lower Swatara on Sunday, June 1. Congrats to you both. Best wishes to Doug and Janet Cleckner of Lower Swatara as they observe their silver anniversary on Tuesday, June 3. York grads The following local students graduated from York College during a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17: • Derek Solomon, of Elizabethetown, with a bachelor’s degree in nursing Cum Laude • Colbe Herr, of Hummelstown, with a bachelor’s degree in sport management • Alycia Randall, of Hummelstown, with a bachelor’s degree in early elementary education Accepted at Lycoming Two local high school students were accepted by Lycoming College, Williamsport, and plan to attend the college in the fall: • Dalton Yentsch, son of Sean and Michelle Yentsch of Hummelstown and a senior at Lower Dauphin High School • Daniel Tierney, son of Raymond and Annette Tierney of Elizabethtown and a senior at Elizabethtown Area High School

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Wilkes grads Two local students graduated from Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, during the university’s spring commencement ceremony. They are: • Michael English, of Middletown, with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering • Brittany Chernigo, of Middletown, with a master’s degree in education

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Millersville grads The following local students graduated from Millersville University during a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10: Middletown – Jacob M. Haddock, Amanda M. Murdock and Kimberly A. Cepietz Elizabethtown – Colbee A. Vanatta, Jeffrey D. Phillips, Leigh Miller, Amy R. Colm, Charlene E. Stein, Stephanie J. Slade, Karen Roman, Karla P. Maldonado and Cassandra J. Ernest Hummelstown – Daniel S. Miller, John R. Waggoner, Amelia J. Smith, Justin R. Smith, Sennett Saing, Rebecca B. Janeshefski, Jill C. Faber, Scott A. Espenshade, Devon M. Enders and Matthew D. Beacham

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F&M dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list and honors list at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, for the fall semester: • Joshua Berrios, of Hummelstown • Courtney Ernst, of Hummelstown • Christopher Bemis, of Hummelstown • Aria Ghahramani, of Hummelstown Pennsylvania fact quiz 1. How many state parks are there in Pennsylvania? (117) 2. How many school districts are there in Pennsylvania? (501) 3. Where is the oldest gas station in the U.S. located? (Altoona) 4. Where was the first drive-in gas station located? (Pittsburgh) 5. What U.S. highway running through Pennsylvania was the first coast-to-coast highway in the U.S.? (Route 30)

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MONDAY

-Sons of Am. Legion - 5 pm -BINGO, Londonderry Fire Co. Doors Open - Noon; First Game - 2 pm -Garden Tour, Swatara Ferry House Landing - 1-5 pm

Fathers’ Day -Dinner, Hummelstown Fire Co.

-Motorcycle Summer Breakfast, Lower Swatara Fire Co. - 7-11 am

-Lower Swatara Fire Co. - 7:30 pm -Red Rose Rebekah Lodge #586 - 1 pm -Londonderry Twp. Supervisors - 7 pm -Steelton Boro Council - 6:30 pm

TUESDAY

-M-town Library Board - 6 pm -Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -Royalton Boro Council - 7 pm -Highspire Planning Commission - 7 pm -Mtown Carnival, S. Union & Susquehanna sts. - 6-10 pm

-Red Rose Rebekah Lodge #586 - 1 pm -M-town Fire Dept. Consolidation - 7 pm -Londonderry Twp. Planning Comm. - 7 pm -Steelton Boro Council - 6:30 pm -Londonderry Twp. Summer Playground Program begins - 9 am- Noon -Hummelstown Fire Co. Carnival at Boro Park - 7-11 pm

-M-town Kiwanis - 6 pm -M-town Am. Legion Board - 7 pm -Lower Swatara Fire Co. Aux. - 7:30 pm -LDSD Board Meeting -Olmsted Summer Playground Program begins - 7:30 am-4:30 pm

-M-town Kiwanis - 6 pm -M-town Am. Legion Board - 7 pm -Lower Swatara Twp. Municipal Auth.- 7 pm -MASD Board - 7 pm -Dauphin County District Ag Committees - 12:30 pm -LDSD Board Meeting -M-town Historical Society, Nancy Landis presents “Fraktur” - 7 pm

-M-town Alumni Assoc. - 8 pm -ABWA, Olmsted Chapter - 6 pm -Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -Highspire Boro Council - 7 pm

-Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -Royalton Boro Planning Commission - 7 pm -Royalton Boro Authority - 5 pm -Londonderry Twp. Supervisors - 7 pm -Highspire Boro Council - 7 pm -Hummelstown Fire Co. Carnival at Boro Park - 7-11 pm

-Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm

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-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -M-town Youth Club Board Mtg. - 7 pm General Mtg - 8 pm -M-town Am. Legion Aux. - 7 pm -Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioners - 7 pm -Dauphin County Commissioners - 10 am -MASD Commencement -Mtown Carnival, S. Union & Susquehanna sts. - 6-10 pm

-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -Wesley Gold - 11 am-1 pm -M-town Elks Lodge at Am. Legion - 7 pm -Dauphin County Commissioners - 10 am

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-Lower Swatara Lions - 6:30 pm -Lower Swatara Twp. Planning Commission 7 pm -Steel-High SD Board - 6:30 pm -Live Music on the Deck featuring Jeffrey J. Walker, Sunset Bar & Grill - 6 pm

-Free Outdoor Movie Night, Ebenezer UM Church - dusk

-BINGO BLAST, at Hummelstown Fire Co. Doors Open - 5 pm; Games - 7 pm -Chicken BBQ, Londonderry Fire Co. - 10 am-2 pm

-Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioners - 7 pm -Dauphin County Commissioners - 10 am -Dauphin County Prison Board - 1:30 pm -Hummelstown Fire Co. Carnival at Boro Park - 7-11 pm -Hummelstown FFO Bulldogs Cheerleading/Football Registration - 6-8 pm

-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -Dauphin County Commissioners - 10 am -Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority - 8 am

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A Middletown woman who was charged after a Middletown man to whom she allegedly supplied heroin died of an overdose has waived her right to a preliminary hearing. Lindsay Sipe, 29, waived charges of drug delivery resulting in death; manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver; and use/possession of drug paraphernalia to Dauphin County Court on Wednesday, May 14 before District Judge David Judy. The charges were filed last year after a friend found Gary Breshers and Edwin Haynes unconscious in a bedroom at

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at the cemetery attended by a large crowd. “With cherished memories, we will not forget them, as those we hold dear will remain forever in our hearts.’’ The parade drew a crowd of bystanders who watched from sun-drenched curbs throughout the route from Emaus Street up North Union Street to the cemetery. Wreathes were placed in the cemetery by members of Middletown Memorial VFW Post 1620, Middletown American Legion Post 594 and its Auxiliary, Eternal Order of Odd Fellows and Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The wreathes “speak for us better than words can speak,’’ to honor those who have gone to “the celestial lodge above,’’ said a member of the Odd Fellows. Georgie Britcher, a 14-year-old student at Middletown Area Middle School, recited “The Gettysburg Address” from memory, while trumpeter Katelyn Carnes, a member of the Blue Wave band, played “Taps.’’ The band played a medley of songs for each branch of the military: “The Marines’ Hymn’’ for the Marines; “The Army Goes Rolling Along,’’ for the Army; “Anchors Away’’ for the Navy; and “The Coast Guard Marching Song’’ for the Coast Guard. Roger Calhoon, a retired Navy reservist, read “Logan’s Order,’’ an order issued by Gen. John Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, after the Civil War. Logan urged every community in 1868 to decorate the graves of soldiers who died in the war with flowers or other decorations. “If other eyes grow dull and other hands slack, and other hearts cold in the solemn trust, ours shall keep it well as long as the light and warmth of life remain in us,’’ Logan wrote.

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Middletown Public Library, 20 N. Catherine St. is sponsoring a program on bees and beekeeping from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 31 in the children’s area. Sam Garula of the Capital Area Beekeeper’s Association will present a program on beehives and bee behavior. Discover how honey is made, and how beekeepers are working to save the bees. For more information on bees visit http://capitalbeekeepers.org/. •••••

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District 3-AAA titles. Binder also has past coaching experience at Reading, Erie East and Lakeside (Ohio) high schools, bringing his overall record as a high school coach to 325-109. He’s also coached at Kutztown and Alvernia universities. Sam Petrovich, board member and former athletic director at Steel-High, said Binder’s talent and record speak for themselves. “The man knows how to coach,” Petrovich said. “He is probably one of the best ‘x’ and ‘o’ guys around. He is an excellent game day coach.” During Binder’s seven seasons at Steel-High, only one player received a technical foul and Binder received none, Petrovich said. “I think he’ll be a disciplinarian and he’ll stress academics,” said board

member John Salov, who voted to hire him. “Every place he has been, he has won. Winning isn’t the most important thing, but between [his record], discipline and education, we felt that Mr. Binder was the guy we wanted to lead the kids.” Superintendent Ellen Castagneto also supported the decision to hire Binder. “We had many qualified candidates. He was one of them,” she said. “I think he will work hard to ensure that our students will be successful on and off the court by working on programs and supports to increase their academic, personal goals, athletic skills, and career development.” But not everyone was completely sold on the return of a familiar face. Board vice president Rachel Slade said some board members felt one other top candidate out of several applicants “was a better fit for what our

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Hawthorne. A call to Binder by the Press And Journal seeking comment was not successful. The district provided a phone number, but a man who answered said it was the wrong number. A district official confirmed the number was correct, however. Petrovich believes Binder’s presence on the court as coach and off the court as a district substitute teacher and Steelton resident is an added benefit. “It’s great when you have your coaches in school during the day,” Petrovich said. “I think Rick is settled in the community now, and he’ll be around for a while.” “We want him to be a good role model for the kids, and he understands that,” Salov said. “I’m sold on him, and I think we made a good choice.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com

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in the Aug. 21 edition, published in 2013. Photographer Bill captured the Darrah, a regular contributor since e m o t i o n s 2006, received an honorable mention of family, for a photo of Christian Roberts, the friends and goalkeeper for the Middletown Area those who High School boys’ soccer team, as he r e c e i v e d dove to make a save in a game against Mohn’s doHarrisburg, while editor Jim Lewis nated organs received an honorable mention for a during an anstory on Lower Dauphin High School’s nual walk in victory over Susquehanna Twp. in a Steelton to football game last fall. Bill Darrah The awards will be presented during raise money a banquet on Saturday, May 31 at The for a foundation started by relatives in his honor. Penn Stater, State College. Shank’s columns were both informa“Hard work. Dedication. Persevertive and cautionary. In one column, ance. And along the way our staff manages to have fun chronicling the history Shank told the tale of a boating mishap of the greater Middletown area,’’ said that stranded him on an island in the Publisher Joseph G.&Sukle Jr. “This – Susquehanna THE PRESS JOURNAL 944-4628 River and resulted in year’s winners of Keystone Awards his struggle to fight off hypothermia davebrown@pressandjournal.com include first-timers Bill Darrah and as he battled to get back into his boaT. Circulation: 8,100 Tom Shank, two community-focused He hoped others could learn from journalists, one of whom captures his mistakes. magic through photography while the Another column described the huntDisplay Ad: 2 columns (w)inx 7.5 inches other brings the wonders of nature ing trip of a local man who bagged an Color hisFull columns. albino deer, while the third offered tips “We are proud that our staff’s efforts on how to prevent stress from affecting hold their own against Pennsylvania’s your shot while hunting. best and know they will continue to try (includes nonprofit discount) The Press And Journal competed to overturn every Need as a stone .pdfand filefeature the against other weeklies across the state accomplishments our area achieves,’’ with a circulation of 5,000 to 9,999 in Sukle said. Barrett’s which published the contest. May story, 29, 201 3 was editio n (Wednesday)

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Police charge man with masturbating in public library cording to a probable cause affidavit filed in court by police. The week before, another staffer had Kathy Peffer noticed Rice sitting at a computer and A Hummelstown man was charged (717) 566-6096 with masturbating in the Middletown masturbating and called police after KLPeffer@aol.com Public email: Library as he viewed porno- the man had left, the affidavit said. When Rice arrived a week later, just graphic images on the library’s public computer around 9 a.m. on Saturday, after the library opened, staff members recognized him and watched as he sat May 17, according to police. Eric Rice, 52, of the 500 block of W. down at a computer, according to the Main St., was arrested by Middletown affidavit. This time, they called the police police after he emerged from the library restroom. He was charged with while Rice was still in the library, the unlawful use of a computer – a felony – affidavit said. When a police officer as well as displaying obscene material, arrived, and was briefed by staff in open lewdness and disorderly conduct. the lobby, he saw Rice pass the lobby He was arraigned before District Judge door to the restroom, the affidavit said. The officer listened as Rice used Joseph S. Lindsey of Lower Paxton Twp. and held in Dauphin County the sink to wash “several times,’’ the affidavit said. Rice flushed the toilet Prison in lieu of $25,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled and washed again, using an “extremely for 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18 large amount’’ of paper towels, the affidavit said. before District Judge David Judy. Rice told the officer he was only uriA library staff member noticed Rice calling up pornographic material on nating, the affidavit said. The officer one of the library’s computers and arrested him, and police confiscated rubbing his crotch while talking and the computer Rice had used, the afmumbling for at least 90 seconds, ac- fidavit said.

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Middletown players celebrate their stunning upset of two-time defending champion West York after beating the Bulldogs 6-4 on West York’s home field in the first round of the District 3 Class AAA playoffs.

Raiders stun top-seeded West York, claim school’s first district playoff Season ends with error-filled loss to Northeastern in the second round By Larry Etter

Press And Journal Staff

After pulling off a late rally to defeat top-seeded West York on Monday, May 19 in the first round of the District 3 Class AAA playoffs, the Middletown baseball team saw its season come to a disheartening end on Thursday, May 22 in a 4-2 second-round loss to Northeastern. Riding the high that came from the victory over the two-time defending state champions to start the first week of postseason baseball action, the Blue Raiders had hoped to carry their momentum into the second round. But an uncharacteristic rash of defensive mistakes that led to all four of Northeastern’s runs ruined Middletown’s hopes of keeping its season alive. Instead, the loss closed out an 11-11 campaign for the Raiders, who made history by winning the very first district playoff game in school history.

Middletown 6, West York 4

Middletown shortstop Ryan Popp fields a ground ball against West York.

Kept out of the district tourney since the 2009 season, the Raiders fought their way into the Class AAA bracket as the No. 16, and final, team and drew the unenviable task of facing West York, a team that won state gold in 2012 and 2013. The Bulldogs (17-4) were expected to make a serious run at a third consecutive title. And after holding onto a 2-0 lead after four innings of play on its home field, it appeared as if West York was on

its way to another first-round win. But the Raiders and their refuse-to-quit attitude staged a game-changing rally in the top of the fifth inning that turned out to be the charge that keyed the incredible victory. The Raiders went down in order to start the game. Middletown Coach Steve Shuleski sent pitching ace Nathan Ocker to the mound to face the favored Bulldogs. Ocker recorded three of his seven strikeouts in the bottom of the first inning, but West York turned a leadoff walk, a pair of stolen bases and a fielding error into a run for a 1-0 lead. The score remained unchanged until West York plated its second run in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice bunt by Cole Bixler. Entering the top of the fifth inning, the Raiders were hitless at the hands of Bulldog pitcher Brett Kinneman, placing just one runner on base – the result of an error in the second. But that all changed in a hurry after Nick Drawbaugh drew a oneout walk. Still, with Middletown’s No. 7, 8 and 9 hitters coming up, Kinneman appeared to be in a good position to get out of the inning unharmed. But Middletown’s Brett Altland poked a single to right field that moved courtesy runner Brandon Harper to third and Eddie Arnold drilled an RBI double to right to put the Raiders on the board. The floodgates opened for the suddenlyinspired Middletown side. The next four batters recorded consecutive hits to turn the game upside down. Bubba Finsterbush’s single to right off of new West York pitcher Carson Fries drove in two runs, and Cody Fox’s single put Middletown runners at the corners. Ryan Popp’s single to left knocked in Finsterbush for the Raiders’ fourth run. Zack Sims kept the rally going, ripping

TWO TOUGH ROUNDS FOR LOCAL TEAMS After two rounds of District 3 baseball and softball playoffs, only one local team remains. Lower Dauphin advanced to the semifinals of the District 3 Class AAAA softball playoffs with a 6-1 victory over second-seeded Central York (19-3), 6-1 on Thursday, May 22 at Messiah College, Grantham. The Falcons (19-4), the seventh seed, eliminated 10th-seeded Central Dauphin 6-4 in the opening round on Tuesday, May 20 at Messiah. SOFTBALL Lower Dauphin faced Solanco (16-3), the No. 6 seed, in one semifinal on Tuesday, May 27 at Millersville University. If the Falcons won, they were scheduled to face the winner of a semifinal game between No. 8 Cumberland Valley (18-5) and No. 4 Manheim Twp. (19-3) on Thursday, May 29 at a site and time to be determined. Even a Falcons loss would not eliminate them from earning a spot in the PIAA state championships. The losers of the two semifinal games are scheduled to meet in a consolation game on Thursday, May 29 at a site and time to be determined, with the winner advancing to

the state tournament. The top three teams in District 3 qualify for the state championships. Middletown (14-6) was eliminated in the first round of the District 3 Class AAA softball championships in a 1-0 loss to Kennard-Dale (16-4) on Tuesday, May 20 in Spring Grove. Kennard-Dale pitcher Alexis Valentine threw a no-hitter against the Blue Raiders, striking out 12 batters. Middletown pitcher Sarah Gossard pitched well, too, giving up only three hits and striking out five batters. BASEBALL Lower Dauphin, the No. 2 seed in Class AAAA, was stunned by No. 7 Cedar Cliff, 4-3 on Thursday, May 22 in Dillsburg in the second round of the district tournament. Lower Dauphin was held to just three hits. The Falcons ended their season with a record of 18-4, while Cedar Cliff improved to 15-7 and moved on to face No. 6 Exeter Twp., the highest seed remaining, in a semifinal game.

a two-run double to the fence in left to drive in Fox and Popp, boosting the Middletown nine to a 6-2 lead. With still just one out, Sims stole third with Ethan Kell at the plate, and the Raiders tried to add another run to their total. Sims tried to score on Kell’s sac fly to short right but was thrown out at home to finish off the Middletown rally. The Bulldogs threatened in the bottom of the fifth but Ocker, now settled into a good groove, recorded his seventh strikeout to end the threat. The Raiders had one runner on in the top of the sixth but came away empty. A hit batsman and one-out single put two Bulldogs on base in the home half of the sixth. West York scored one run on an RBI single by Nick Traettino, ending Ocker’s stint on the mound. Sims took over and was touched by a run-scoring triple by Kinneman that made it a 6-4 game. Sims ended the inning with a strikeout and flyout. The Raiders went down in order in the top of the seventh and the host Bulldogs had one more chance to get the lead back. Popp made a nice leaping catch on a hard liner for the first Bulldog out, but West York batter Chase James reached base on an error to start a potential rally. West York’s Mike Santiago flied out to Bobby Harper in left field for out No. 2, however, and the combination of Ocker at shortstop and Drawbaugh at first base on a hard grounder produced the final out, clinching the terrific upset victory for Middletown.

Northeastern 4, Middletown 2

Luck was not on the Middletown side of the field in Ephrata in the second round, however, as the season ground to a screeching halt in a loss to the Bobcats. As the nightcap of a playoff doubleheader, the game between the Raiders and Northeastern got off to a late start because of slow play in the first game, a contest pitting Hempfield against Governor Mifflin. To make matters worse, the game between the Raiders and Bobcats was halted at the midway point of the sixth inning because of weather and did not restart until 10 p.m. On top of it all, the Middletown defense had a rough night, committing a devastating eight errors, the difference in the game. It was a tough way to lose for a team that had worked so hard all season, and especially disappointing for seniors Fox, Popp, Drawbaugh and Harper. One of the key indicators as to how the game would go showed up right from the very start, and very likely played a role in the mental approach to the game. Please See RAIDERS, Page B2

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Fox led off the game for Middletown with a single to center and ran to third on Popp’s hit to right. But rather than plating a run or two in that opening frame, both runners were left stranded as Bobcat pitcher Kody Reeser sat down the next three batters to end the threat. The Bobcats (14-8) also put their first two runners on base with hits against starting pitcher Sims but, unlike the Middletown side, Northeastern turned the opportunities into a pair of runs. Both runs came as the result of Middletown errors. In the bottom of the second inning, Sims pitched out of a bases-loaded jam to prevent further damage. The Raiders threatened in the top of the third after Sims singled with two outs and Kell was safe on an error. But Sims was thrown out a third on the play, keeping the Raiders off the scoreboard. The 2-0 Northeastern lead held up until the bottom of the fifth, when the Bobcats cashed in on four Middletown errors that plated two more runs. The Middletown side finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth to avert a potential shutout. Kell led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on Ocker’s ground ball single. After courtesy runner Brandon Harper reached third on Drawbaugh’s fielder’s choice grounder, Altland poked a sacrifice fly to right to knock in the Raiders’ first run. With a thunderstorm brewing, the game was stopped following the third

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out of the inning, forcing a one-hour delay before play was resumed at 10 p.m. Another error allowed Northeastern’s leadoff runner to reach base in the bottom of the sixth, but the Raiders turned a double play on a line out to Altland in center and a throw to first to pick off the Bobcats’ Tom Skehan. Sims recorded strikeout No. 8 to end the inning. The Raiders went down fighting in their final at-bat in the top of the seventh and made a gallant effort to stage a comeback. With two outs, Popp beat out a throw to first for an infield single to start a mini-rally. Sims was safe on an error and Kell drew a walk to load the bases, and the Raiders were adding some excitement to the late-evening atmosphere. Ocker fouled off two pitches and worked a full count against Reeser before drawing a walk to drive in Popp from third for the Raiders’ second run. Popp, Sims, Kell and Ocker were each down to their final strikes before getting on base. So, too, was Drawbaugh, who faced Bobcat relief pitcher Adam Kipp with the bases loaded. But Kipp won the battle with a strikeout that ended the rally and nailed down the win for Northeastern. Northeastern, the No. 8 seed, is the highest remaining seed in the Class AAA tournament. The top seven seeds all lost in the opening two rounds. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com

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Middletown pole vaulter Levi Varner approaches the bar at the PIAA state track and field championships at Shippensburg University, takes off and sails through the air, to the stands. Miiddletown’s Levi Varner soared on Friday, May 23 at Shippensburg inches, while jumper Morgan Friday relay team finished fifth in boys’ Class missing a top-eight finish and a place over the bar one last time in the PIAA University. finished seventh in the girls’ Class AA with a time of 43.28. in the finals. His semifinal time was state track and field championships, Lower Dauphin pole vaulter Madi- AAA triple jump with a distance of Steel-High runner James Warren 11.21. clearing 13 feet, 6 inches to place son Light placed ninth among girls in 37 feet 4.75 inches. finished ninth in a semifinal for the Lower Dauphin distance runners 10th in Pennsylvania in Class AAA Class AAA with a vault of 11 feet 6 Steelton-Highspire’s 4x100-meter boys’ Class AA 100-meter dash, just Jeff Groh and Cole Nissley placed

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the delight of Middletown fans in in the top 20 in the boys’ Class AAA 3200-meter run. Groh finished in 14th place with a time of 9:24.71, while Nissley took 20th place with a time of 9:37.75.

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“I want student-athletes’’ New coach wants team to work hard in the classroom as well as on the mat By David Amerman Press And Journal Staff

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Softball player with arthritis, disorders wins “Courageous Athlete’’ award

She suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and a disorder that makes her prone to dislocations and bleeding. But Heather Secord refuses to let that stop her from playing high school softball. Secord, a senior at Elizabethtown Area High School, was named the 2014 Courageous Athlete by the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame at the chapter’s annual banquet on Saturday, May 3 at the Susquehanna Fire Company, Columbia. Secord was nominated by Garry Wylde, her softball coach at Elizabethtown. She has played softball at Elizabethtown for four years, garnering Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Star status in her junior and senior years. She also played in the U.S. Specialty Sports Association World Series, where she was team captain and batted .610 in 10 games. “Watching Heather compete and seeing her determination as a softball player, you would never imagine the health challenges she has faced,” said Wylde. “What is truly amazing about Heather is that she is always giving her all to her teammates and coaches and never

lets her health obstacles get in the way of how she competes.” Secord was diagnosed with juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 12. She also suffers from Temporomandibular disorder, a connective tissue disorder making her more prone to dislocations and a bleeding disorder. Regardless, Secord, daughter of Raymond and Kathy Secord of Elizabethtown, has overcome her health challenges to perform on the field at a high level. “Heather is the most courageous young lady who I have ever experienced in my years of coaching,” Wylde said. She plans to attend Lycoming College, Williamsport, in the fall. The Courageous Athlete Award was created by the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of PA Sports Hall of Fame in memory of William “Bill” Mable in 1978 for his contributions to the youth of Columbia. After playing sports with local and semi-pro teams, Mable turned his focus to coaching, establishing the Columbia Boys Athletic Association and coaching its teams for many years. He was one of the founding fathers of the Susquehanna Valley Chapter.

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The Middletown Area School Board unanimously approved the appointment of two new high school sports coaches on Monday, May 19: varsity wrestling head coach Daniel Riggs and junior varsity boys’ soccer coach Robert Alcock. “We are excited to add these two fine coaches to our athletic staff,” said Jeremy King, the district’s athletic director. “I expect both coaches to instill in our student-athletes a solid work ethic, accountability, respect, academic success, and bring school pride to our athletic department.” Riggs was also hired as a health teacher at Middletown Area Middle School, replacing the recently reassigned Carey Bonneau. Riggs earned a bachelor’s degree with academic honors in health and physical education from Lock Haven University and a master’s degree in coaching and athletics administration from Concordia University. From there, he coached varsity high school wrestling at Washington High School in North Carolina and taught

for eight years. UnIn regards to his der his tutelage, methodology that the wrestling team earned him such amassed 128 victosuccess in North ries and saw three of Carolina, Riggs its athletes win state cited a dual apchampionships. proach that fosRiggs also received ters students’ recognition from work ethic on his school’s athletic the mat and in the conference, which classroom. twice honored him “Our practices with its Coach of will have a lot of the Year award. drilling on techDespite his monunique and skills, mental success at live wrestling and Washington High, conditioning,’’ he Submitted photo said. “We always Riggs was eager to jump at the opwant to be in the Daniel Riggs portunity to coach best shape and wrestling at Middletown when the conditioned going into the third period. position became available due to how I want to teach them the importance perfect a fit it was. of hard work, dedication and respon“My wife and I have been trying to sibility.’’ move back to Pennsylvania, where we “My philosophy of coaching is to not are both originally from,” said Riggs, only have athletes that strive for pera native of Hanover. “It was brought fection on the wrestling mat, but also to my attention that Middletown Area strive for perfection in the classroom,’’ School District was looking for both Riggs said. “I want student-athletes. I a health teacher and varsity wrestling am not just trying to build wrestlers, I coach. I remember wrestling in a am also trying to build good citizens.” tournament in Middletown when I Riggs did not have any comment was much younger. I also looked up regarding his predecessor, Mike and read about their program, and I Nauman, who was dismissed from noticed they have a strong tradition the post in March. However, Riggs and history.” intends to bring a style of wrestling

to Middletown that he believes will translate to triumph. “I believe in and want to bring an offensive and always-pushing-the-pace style of wrestling to Middletown,” said Riggs. “I feel that if they believe in my style and philosophy, that we will experience a lot of success as a team.” Before he can do that, though, Riggs knows he must familiarize himself with his new environment before constructing a program at Middletown. “I plan to take it one step at a time. The first thing on my list is to get to know the wrestlers, the community and the school,’’ he said. “I feel I need their support and commitment to get the program headed in the right direction.” But before the wrestling team begins their season, the boys’ soccer team will take the field under the new leadership of Coach Larry Kapenstein and his recently-appointed assistant, Robert Alcock. “Rob comes to us with a lot of soccer knowledge and many years of coaching experience with Larry Kapenstein,” said Superintendent Dr. Lori Suski. “We are looking forward to a fresh start this fall.” “I look forward to Coach Alcock bringing his past coaching experiences with him to Middletown,” said King. “Coach Alcock has a great relationship with Coach Kapenstein and together, they will make our boys’ soccer program very competitive.”

Standings for 5-28-14 BASEBALL DISTRICT 3 PLAYOFFS Class AAA First Round Middletown 6, West York 4 Second Round Northeastern 4, Middletown 2 Class AAA First Round Lower Dauphin 2, Chambersburg 1 (8 innings) Second Round Cedar Cliff 4, Lower Dauphin 3 SOFTBALL DISTRICT 3 PLAYOFFS Class AAA First Round Kennard-Dale 1, Middletown 0 Class AAAA First Round Lower Dauphin 6, Central Dauphin 4 Second Round Lower Dauphin 6, Central York 1 This week’s games Semifinals Tuesday, May 27 Lower Dauphin (19-4) vs. Solanco (16-3), Millersville University (Winner plays winner of Cumberland Valley/Manheim Twp. semifinal, Thursday, May 29, time and site TBA; loser plays loser of Cumberland Valley/ Manheim Twp. semifinal in consolation game Thursday, May 29, time and site TBA) BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL DISTRICT 3 PLAYOFFS Lower Dauphin 3, Wilson 2 Central York 3, Lower Dauphin 0 REC BASEBALL EAST SHORE TWILIGHT LEAGUE Wednesday, May 28 Steelton at Lawnton, 6 p.m., Vanetta Park Thursday, May 29 Lawnton at Middletown, 6 p.m., Middletown Area High School

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This cop was on the ball, and we feel safer for it

ou can find the recipe for making crystal methamphetamine – or “ice,’’ or “quartz,’’ or just “crystal’’ for short, on the street – simply by searching the Internet, just as you can easily find a recipe for meatloaf or brownies. You need certain ingredients – sometimes battery acid, sometimes drain cleaner, sometimes antifreeze, certain chemicals and common pills for cold remedies, all “cooked’ together. You need certain equipment – measuring spoons, a Pyrex dish, coffee filters and sharp scissors were recommended by one site. We’re not listing everything, of course – but even those unaware of the ingredients and the tools can find a list, and directions, in a simple search. The process is dangerous – really, really dangerous. The combination of stuff is volatile. So it is particularly disturbing to learn about an arrest made recently by the Lower Swatara Twp. police. An officer investigating a man sleeping in a car parked outside a local Even those unaware of hotel discovered a portable meth the ingredients and the lab in the vehicle – bottles, pills household chemicals, police tools to make crystal and said. methamphetamine can find Turns out you don’t need fire or a list, and directions, in a heat to “cook’’ crystal meth. With few pills containing ephedrine simple search of the Inter- aand some household chemicals net. mixed in a bottle, a meth user has a simple way to make it, according to township police. The heat-less method is known as “shake and bake’’ or “one-pot,’’ said Chief Richard Brandt. And it’s growing in popularity as an easy way to make small amounts. The pills and chemicals, mixed together, create a reaction that looks like the ingredients are boiling. It’s a dangerous chemistry project, too. “If they let the reaction get away from them, the bottle can blow up,’’ Brandt said. So when one of four bottles allegedly found in the car in the hotel parking lot appeared to be “active,’’ township police called state police instead of handling it themselves. State police donned protective clothing and respirators – the smoke derived from crystal meth can damage organs – to deal with it. As though the world wasn’t dangerous enough ... We commend township police for recognizing what was allegedly in the car, and for dealing with it in a safe manner. Police officers work hard to keep informed of the latest trends in crime – and train to remain sharp in their skills, much more than many other professions. It makes us feel safer in a world that sometimes seems too full of unsettling crime.

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Could this be the day immigration reform died?

he recent revelation that the Obama administration had released more than 36,000 illegal immigrants who had been convicted of other crimes should be the brightest red flag yet for those who claim to want to improve the laws that supposedly protect our borders. That the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) freed the prisoners is further proof of a move toward backdoor amnesty for illegal immigrants. The occasion of the publication of that information could well come to be known as the day immigration reform died. President Barack Obama is notoriously impatient with the constraints placed on his powers by the Constitution and the Congress, a trait that ought to give pause to any supporter of so-called immigration reform. His is an administration that broadly claims executive authority, particularly with regard to immigration laws, exercises its own discretion in enforcing some existing laws and shows complete disregard for others. The news from ICE was shocking in its scope. The thousands of illegal immi-

grants released from custody had been found guilty of a total of almost 88,000 crimes, including 116 homicides, 43 counts of voluntary manslaughter and one classified as “homicide-willful kill-public official-gun.” Throw in thousands of drunken driving convictions and other crimes, and the picture is clear that these inmates were not simply in custody for their most basic crime: being illegally present in this country. Yet they were released into the neighborhoods of America, supposedly

to look a little deeper. The agency said some of the inmates had already served their criminal sentences, others were released at ICE’s discretion based on their offenses, and still others were freed in compliance with a 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring release after six months. The last claim laying blame on the high court begs greater scrutiny. As pointed out by National Review, it is true that the Supreme Court ruled in Zadvydas v. Davis that the federal government can detain illegal immigrants for up to six

President Barack Obama is notoriously impatient with the constraints placed on his powers by the Constitution and the Congress, a trait that ought to give pause to any supporter of so-called immigration reform. having paid their debt to our society and sent along their way. This should be appalling to anyone who cares about the rule of law or public safety. A statement of explanation from ICE – since edited following its initial release – does little to clear the air if one is willing

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months before deporting them, but after that must usually release them if there is “no significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future.” In many cases, the reason there is no “likelihood of removal” is that the illegal immigrant’s home country has refused to take back its nationals. The Boston Globe reported that more than 20 countries, “from Jamaica to China routinely block deportation of their citizens.” The explanation from the Obama administration would end there with the blame falling on foreign governments if not for an inconvenient federal law. In cases exactly like this situation, the State Department is required to stop issuing new visas for citizens of countries which have blocked the deportation of their nationals. Obama’s State Department, formerly run by Hillary Rodham Clinton and now led by John Kerry, has done no such thing. In fact, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told the House Judiciary Committee in 2011 that she was unaware of any actions the administration had taken against countries that had refused the return of their deported citizens. The administration’s reckless release of thousands of criminal illegal immigrants, coupled with the complete disregard for a federal statute regarding the issuance of

visas, is just one more piece of evidence of Obama’s disdain for circumstances that do not suit his goals. His drive to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants already present must be motivated by politics, since it is clear it cannot be based on public safety or adherence to current law. Other administrations have been lenient on foreign governments, but the totality of the president’s poor record on immigration law enforcement is unparalleled. Desperate over his failure to pass the DREAM Act to address the children of illegal immigrants, the president had ICE issue a memo detailing “prosecutorial discretion” guidelines for what classes of people should be prosecuted or deported. The administration will also no longer initiate deportation proceedings for those who say they arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16, although the method by which these claims are proved is unclear. True discretion would be exercised on a case-by-case basis, and not used as a blanket policy. An administration that sues a state like Arizona for empowering local law authorities to enforce immigration laws ignored by the federal government is not serious about protecting our borders. Indeed, the president’s budget proposal even zeroes out funding to cover part of the cost of locally incarcerating illegal immigrants being held for other crimes. The practice has even trickled down into localities around the country; Philadelphia, for example, has begun to refuse to honor detainment requests for illegal immigrants. There should be no consideration of amnesty, or anything that remotely resembles it, while our current laws and borders are so flagrantly and willfully ignored. Similarly, there should be no talk of opening the door to millions more who have flouted our laws when millions of legal residents are unsuccessfully looking for employment. Lou Barletta is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represents the 11th Congressional District, which includes Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire and Steelton.

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Is public transit the new ''ride''?

hroughout the 20th century, the automobile was an American icon, a symbol of freedom and mobility. It gave people choices they never had before – new places to travel, new people to visit, and the like. The digital age has only expanded the number of choices Americans have. No generation has embraced the freedom to choose more than the “millennials” – those born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s. Millennials aren’t just insisting on the right to choose where to go – but how to get there, too. They’re opting for the mode of transport that allows them to accomplish what they want along the way, whether it’s socializing with friends, being environmentally responsible, or having the freedom to work or play en route. We should welcome this trend. It improves the environment, saves money and enhances commuters’ quality of life. Communities will have to accommodate this demand for choice – or risk losing millennials to places that do. Americans have been driving less. The average American logged 7.6 percent fewer miles behind the wheel in 2012 than in 2004, when per-capita driving reached an all-time high. Meanwhile, millennials are increasingly deciding that they can do without a car. Three-quarters of American 17-year-olds were licensed to drive in 1978. By 2008, it was just 49 percent. Today some 70 percent of millennials report regularly utilizing multiple alternatives to the car, including public transportation. What explains this shift? It starts with millennials’ world view. More than other generations, they “appear to be more interested in living lives defined by meaning,” according to Stan- Some 70 ford Professor Jennifer Aaker percent of millenials report and Emily Esfahani Smith using multiple of the Hoover alternatives to Institution. Millennials act the car, on that desire including public for meaning – to “make a dif- transportation. ference” – even when deciding how to get from place to place. Millenials cite the ease of use of public transportation, lower environmental impact and the sense of community it fosters. That sense compels millennials to make cities their homes. Only 14 percent live in rural areas, compared with 36 percent of their grandparents at a similar age. One-third of millennials reside in central city areas, where public transit options tend to be robust. Cities that embrace this trend and develop the infrastructure to support it will flourish. In 2013, Americans took some 10.7 billion trips on public transportation – the highest figure in 57 years. This growth has been aided by technology. For tech-savvy millennials, smartphones are essential transportation tools. One-quarter cite transportation apps as a reason they’re less dependent on cars. The benefits of smartphones continue throughout the journey. Forty percent of millennials point to the ability to multitask on the bus or subway – sending email, playing games, or surfing the Web – as a reason they favor public transit. It’s easier to be social – online or offline – while riding a bus or walking than in a car. In times of economic uncertainty, public transportation can save people money. American households spend about 16 percent of their income on transportation, the vast majority of which goes toward buying and maintaining cars. Frequent public transit users, on the other hand, save in excess of $9,000 a year. Millennials have been strapped with student loan debt and a poor economy. Affordable transportation options may matter to them more than their elders. Every generation sets a new trend, and millennials are no exception. The question is whether the next generation of leaders will stand pat – or roll out truly multi-modal transportation options. It’s up to elected officials to meet their expectations by investing more in public transit. Peter Varga is CEO of The Rapid in Grand Rapids, Mich., and chair of the American Public Transportation Association, Washington, D.C.

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JOHNPAYNE The Capitol REPORT

Bill would ban cash gifts from lobbyists

lected officials, along with public employees, would no longer be able to accept cash gifts from lobbyists, principals or others seeking influence under legislation that has been introduced in the state House of Representatives. Some recent headlines about shady deals made by public officials have once again made Pennsylvania citizens question the laws that govern the practices of their state government. In addition to an internal rule barring the practice, legislation is moving forward to clarify the ban in state law and to add strong penalties for anyone accepting cash gifts from lobbyists and other interested parties. Under current law, cash gifts over $250 given to all elected officials, those seeking office and public employees must be reported to the state. I fully support efforts to reform the practices of state lawmakers and increase transparency and accountability of government to the taxpayers. Fair guides are available I would like to encourage residents to obtain a free copy of the 2014 Pennsylvania Fair Guide and consider attending one of the

Commonwealth’s many state fairs in the coming months. Published by the state Department of Agriculture, the guide lists the dates, locations and contact persons for more than 100 agriculture fairs and events scheduled this summer and fall in Pennsylvania. It is estimated that several million visitors will attend Pennsylvania fairs this year. These fairs offer a wide variety of fun and entertainment for individuals and families of all ages – and you don’t have to travel far to attend one. The Department of Agriculture also hosts the annual Pennsylvania State Farm Show, the largest indoor agricultural exhibition in the country. The 2015 Farm Show will be held Jan. 10-17. A link to access a free copy of the Pennsylvania Fair Guide can be found on my website, RepPayne. com. The guide is also available at my district office at 250 W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey.

Chesapeake cleanup is not a federal over-reach

he battle lines have been drawn in the fight to defend the Chesapeake Bay pollution limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency and the states’ plans to meet them. Having lost in federal district court, the American Farm Bureau and its allies have appealed to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. Attorneys general from 21 states – none of which touch the bay – have joined the bureau and its allies by filing a friend of the court brief in support. Their key argument is that the plan is an EPA over-reach, which they say allows the EPA control over land use. They claim the EPA can now tell farmers where to farm and builders where to build. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a statement, “The issue is whether EPA can reach beyond the plain language of the Clean Water Act and micromanage how states meet federal waterquality standards. We think the clear answer is ‘no,’ and we would prefer to get that answer while the question surrounds land use in the Chesapeake Bay instead of waiting for EPA to do the same thing along the Mississippi River basin.” The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) disagrees, and supports the lower court’s decision citing the pollution limits and the cleanup plans as a model of the “cooperative federalism” that the Clean Water Act intended. A little background: After years of failed agreements and several lawsuits to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and the rivers and streams that feed it, the bay states worked closely with the EPA to develop this plan, which many call the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint. The pollution limits set the maximum pollution that rivers and the bay can withstand and still be healthy. The states then worked with the EPA to assess how much pollution each state needs to reduce. Knowing the numbers of pounds of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution that needed to be reduced to meet the goal, each state developed its own plan for how it could achieve the reductions. The choices were made by the states, based on how each state thought the

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• “Guess the district did the right

thing for athletic director. Can’t give someone a job if they are stealing and telling lies.”

• “Coach, things did not go right at

Steel-High, you pointed the finger. You don’t get what you wanted at Middletown, you pointed the finger. Now this. Who you going to point at now?”

• “You know, Rob, I took your

words as the truth and really looked at a very respectable person in a different light all because of what you said. I did find it a little odd because this person always spoke very highly of you and your family. Guess it all comes out in the wash. I do hope you take time to fix things and get back on your feet. You’re a good man and people know that, that know you.”

John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House • “Can anyone tell me where I of Representatives. He represents can find more information regardthe 106th District, which includes ing turning Nissley Street into a most of Middletown, part of two-way street next to the WestSwatara Twp. and all of Royalton, porte Shopping Center? I have Lower Swatara Twp., Derry Twp., some questions/concerns, and I 205311A01 Conewago Twp. and Hummelstown. can’t seem to get any answers from anyone.”

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AAAA conference instead of a conference with a mix of AAAA and AAA teams? It is not fair that other schools are playing for second place most years. Another example of the Falcons playing smaller schools and evading more challenging competition.”

• “How does a student holding a

beer make it into the school yearbook?”

• “The end is near.” • “No more pet or human food from China. They’re trying to kill us. I will not buy any more food that comes from China.”

• “To the racist: You are entitled

to be a racist, but when you openly harass someone or a group you are breaking the law. People have a right to NOT hear your racist B.S.,

and you can be prosecuted for it. The Civil War was primarily fought because the country was falling apart. Some states withdrew from the Union. Freeing the slaves was a minor issue at the time. To the Highspire person with dog issues: Check your codes. You can have police cite dog code violators.”

• “I think it’s terrible that a mother

boasts about her continued marijuana use on Facebook then is upset she didn’t get full custody. The parents today – never put anything on Facebook that you don’t want on the front of the newspaper. Words to live by.”

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• “Stealing? No wonder he took the first train out of town.”

• “Congratulations to Levi Varner

for breaking the Middletown Area High School pole vault record and qualifying for states. Good luck at states!!”

• “Lower Dauphin baseball and softball teams went a combined reductions could best be achieved. 27-1 in conference play. Isn’t it The pounds that each state must time for them to move to the all reduce were determined using sophisticated watershed models and information provided by the states. Because the states had attempted to meet similar reduction goals at least two different times and failed, the states and the EPA agreed that the states would need to provide reasonable assurances that they could succeed. Virginia’s Attorney General Mark Herring has also weighed in with a friend of the court brief, called an amicus brief, supporting the EPA. He said, “When the most promising plan to protect and restore the bay comes under attack, I am going to stand up for the health of Virginia’s families, for Virginia’s economic interests, for Virginia’s efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Each bay state, including Virginia, voluntarily entered into the current IF ONLY CHILD ABUSE WERE bay restoration plan because THIS EASY TO RECOGNIZE. of the economic, recreational, environmental and intrinsic value of a healthy Chesapeake Bay.” In addition to the Virginia amicus brief, Maryland, Delaware and the TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS District of Columbia filed similar supporting arguments. Others filing 1- 800 - 4 - A - CHILD� amici briefs include environmental groups led by the National Parks and Conservation Association; the West Virginia Rivers Coalition; a coalition of Florida conservation organizations; a group of law NOTE TO PUB: DO NOT PRINT INFO BELOW, FOR ID ONLY. NO ALTERING OF AD COUNCIL PSAs. Childhelplike USA - Newspaper - B&W - CHPYR1-N-02264-J “Shopping Bag” 2 1/16 x 5 1/4 85 line screen professors; and cities and towns film at Schawk: (212) 689-8585 Ref#: 205311 New York City and Annapolis, Md. Other parties to the case filing briefs in support of the pollution limits and cleanup plans include the Chesapeake Bay Foundation; the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, which represents hundreds of Pennsylvania local governments; and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies. This is an historic moment for the Chesapeake Bay. It is the best – and perhaps last – chance for restoration. Progress is being made, pollution is being reduced, and jobs are being created to achieve the clean water goals. We are confident that the federal district court’s decision will be upheld and that we will leave a legacy of clean rivers and streams to our children and future generations.

our demise are greatly ❞ exaggerated. Shrinking audience? That’s a myth. Newspapers remain pertinent in American life because the public is desperate for their number one asset: credible and useful information. Newspapers are rated as the source that operates in an ethical manner and has the public’s best interest in mind.4

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Evangelical United Methodist Church

Church Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Middletown

Worship is a time for joy. Therefore, with a joyous spirit we rejoice. “Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God.” Psalm 147:7. Reach out to God and to one another for all are welcomed in our Father’s house. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church from May 28-June 2 are always open to everyone. Wed., May 28: 6 p.m., AA Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir Rehearsal.

Middletown

Thurs., May 29: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., June 1: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for June: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., worship service, Holy Communion, Graduate Recognition. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Nursery Helpers: Gloria Clouser, Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers are given in memory of Mary Gower Kuhn presented by the family. The chancel flowers are given in honor of Alison Klugh and John Mackey’s wedding. This week’s bulletins are sponsored in honor of Ken and Kathy Frisbie’s wedding anniversary. Mon., June 2: 1:30 p.m., Frey Village Communion.

Highspire United Methodist Church Highspire

“To make disciples of Jesus Christ, for the transformation of: Our Church, Our Community and Our World.” It begins with us. Highspire United Methodist Church is located at 170 Second Street, Highspire. You are invited to worship with us at 8:45 a.m. every Sunday. Sunday school for all ages is at 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. If you are interested in being baptized, or becoming a member, we would be delighted to talk with you. Please call to make an appointment with Pastor Willie Caraballo at 9397650. Adult Bible Study is on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Children and Youth Minis-

try is on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The second Sunday of each month United Methodist Men meet at noon. Our Joyful Workers meet monthly, prepare monthly dinners and other events. Call the church office for more information. Sun., June 1: 10 a.m., Skyine Boys. Sun., June 8: Baptism. Covered dish meal. For more information, or if you have any questions, call 939-7650, or e-mail us at highspireumc@gmail. com. Also visit our Web site at www. highspireumc.org. Pastor Willie Carballo invites families and friends to join them on Sunday and on other scheduled events. We would love to have you be our guest.

First Church of God Middletown

First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Classes for special education are also available. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (grades 1-5) Kindergarten (4-5 years old), Nursery (infants-age 3), and Adult classes, which offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Sunday evenings: A Collective - Dinner is at 5:15 p.m. and the gathering begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with us. You are not alone in your faith, your doubts and your desires.

Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study. Wed., May 28-Aug. 13: Summer Night Live a/k/a Garage Night begins at 6 p.m. Hot dogs and burgers will be provided, so bring a side dish to share with everyone. Theme: Baseball Night. Sun., June 8: Graduate Recognition. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.

Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church will hold a community study and discussion in the Pineford Community Center on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. beginning on June 3 and continuing weekly through July 8. The Study will be on the theme “Ultimate Questions.” A free study booklet will be given to all who attend and light refreshments will be available. Everyone is invited to join us! If you currently do not have a church to attend, you are welcome to visit

Open Door Bible Church Middletown

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Open Door Bible Church, located at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ with us this week. Our June 1 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from

10 Spruce Street • 944-5835

Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am Evening Worship - 6 pm www.calvaryopc.com

Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"

890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)

Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650

Middletown

We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, next to the Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at the back door. For additional church information call 944-9595. Food is collected every Sunday for the Middletown Food Bank. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 6 p.m.; Choir rehearsal, 6:30 p.m. Intercessory Prayer group is Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., followed by Pastor Brett’s Bible Study at 7 p.m. Current study is “What It Means To Be A Christian.” Followers of Faith Bible Study resumes in the fall; Youth Fellowship is Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m. Meals On Wheels volunteers for the week of May 27 are Pam and

New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel

630 South Union St., Middletown

Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am

Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!

Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN

Pastor S. DAVID SIMON

Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm

Evangelical United Methodist Church

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown

REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor

Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am

www.ebenezerumc.net

Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am

First Church of God

235 W. High St., Middletown

Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651

REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor

REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor

Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am Worship Broadcast on 91.1 fm - 11 am

Geyers United Methodist Church

Seven Sorrows BVM Parish

944-6426

REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang

944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening)

1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown PASTOR DON WALTERS

Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am

Highspire United Methodist Church

170 Second St., Highspire • 717-939-7650 Worship - 8:45 am • Sunday School - 10:15 am

Invite Your Neighbors List Your Church Service Here Call 944-4628 for more information.

ages 4 to second grade are welcome to participate in Junior Church during the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all services and classes. Wed., May 28: 7 p.m., Patch the Pirate Clubs for ages 4 through grade 6; Prayer meeting. Come and hear the Word, the truth that will set you free. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.

New Beginnings Church

CHURCH DIRECTORY Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church

us. We are located at 10 Spruce St., Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the First Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m. and an evening service at 6 p.m. During the summer the sermons in the morning will focus on God’s friendship with Abraham and the evening sermons will follow the theme: “Psalms for a Sabbath Evening.” Please come worship with us - formal attire is NOT required.

280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133

Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm

Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor

Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 and 10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.

Terry Eberly, Dana, Larae, Faith and Elizabeth Rhine. Acolytes for May: Larae and Faith Rhine. Children’s Church leaders for June is Michelle Strohecker. Our Baby Bottle Outreach, for Morning Star Pregnancy Services, collection of donations will be through Father’s Day June 15. By supporting this cause, we help save unborn babies and support mothers throughout our community. Sun., June 1: 4 p.m., Youth Fellowship family picnic. Tues., June 3: Committee meetings and Ad Council meetings. Wed., June 11: 5:30 p.m., We welcome the Rev. Jenn Parks-Snyder for a time of fellowship and sharing of the story of a little boy with terminal cancer we were blessed to help. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ.” We invite you to come and experience this love.

Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown

Wesley is a congregation of Jesus followers committed to community outreach. Our aim is to be a positive force for good in our neighborhood. We welcome all to join us on this journey. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” We share Holy Communion this Sunday. Our table is open to all who love Jesus and desire to walk in his ways. A Community Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Wesley on Thurs., May 29 from 1- 6 p.m. Spread the word. Save a life. Give Blood. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-RED CROSS. An Indoor/Outdoor Yard Sale is being organized by Youth 10xs Better. It will be held here in our Fellowship Hall and on the parking lot on Sat., May 31 from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. If you would like to rent a table to sell items, call the church office. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the Fourth Friday of every month from 4-6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available. Persons unable to come on Fourth Friday can call the church office to schedule an appointment for receiving clothes. Our Toy of the Month is a jump rope. Place jump ropes in the toy bag located in our Gathering Area during May. These will be put in Santa’s Workshop for distribution in December. Pastor Dawes’ sermon this Sunday is entitled “Future Issues” based on John 21:20-25. Visit our website at middletownwesleyumc.org. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown

The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship on June 1. Visitors are especially welcome! The Adult Forum class will meet at 9 a.m. to continue their study “Making Sense of the Cross.” Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. in our sanctuary. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. A meeting of the congregation is

being called for after worship on June 1. The purpose of the meeting is to fill an unexpired term on Session in the Class of 2016. In addition, two Deacons also will be elected, one to fulfill an unexpired term in the Class of 2015 and one in the Class of 2016. Please plan to attend. We’re looking forward to a fun time with some “Weird Animals” this summer! “VBS on Water Street” will be held July 14-17 together with Evangelical United Methodist Church. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook. com/Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.

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World War One Letters Found In The York County Heritage Trust Library, York, Pennsylvania

Following are some samples of the letters found in the WWI Letters from Soldiers and other Scrapbooks December 5 - The following letter was received by Miss Nora Spahr from Private James A. Danner, recently reported killed: October 21, 1918 “Miss Spahr: I will drop you a few lines to let you know I am getting along. I am well at the present time. I am still with the boys from around there. I am not working with them, as I am driving a team, but am in the same company yet. We are having a good time over here. We have been to the front three times. We hear hundreds and thousands of cannons roar. But we are getting used to them. Have lots of air raids over here. The only thing I don’t like is the gas. We boys call the Germans Jerry. When they begin to shell us say Jerry is at work again. One day we were moving and stopped for the night. I was on guard watching the team. In the morning Jerry began to throw shells. Over they came closer every time. At last there was one fell right behind the wagon. I was standing at the horse heads. The dirt, stones and shrapnel flew all over me and the horses. Then we got ready to start on our journey. I have been through many parts of France. The first time we were up at the front we had to stop till they had the road fixed. They drive the Germans back so fast that they kept us on the move all the time to get after with the tools. France is a great country. All you can see is hills and hollows. That is all I have seen since I am over here. I have been in places where they wear wooden shoes. You tell the boss I said he should take good care of himself till I come back, and tell him I send him my best regards. I guess you thought I forgot all about my friends over there, but I have not. I just wrote home the other day for the first time. We have a hard time to get paper and envelopes. Well, I guess I will close for this time. Hoping to hear from you soon. From Pvt. James A. Danner, Company A 304th Engineers, A.E.F.” [Note: Danner was killed in action in France, Nov. 3, 1918]

Batteries On Front Were Spitting Fire

Red Lion, Aug. 15, 1918 - a letter from the front received by Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Holtzinger, from their nephew, Lieutenant E. H. Lee, now in France, is one of the most descriptive and thrilling that has reached this place, since the war has been raging. Lt. Lee is a member of S.S.V. 632 Convols Autos. Par. B.C.M. and he has had some remarkable experience as he knows how to place it vividly before one. He says: “July 23, 1918. “Dear Cousins, Aunts and All: Just a word to let you know I am all right after passing through an experience I will never forget. Our division sustained probably the worst shock of the whole attack; it fought magnificently and lost terribly; of the 6,000 bayonets scare a thousand can be mustered. But their conduct was such that even German communiqués took note of the stiffness of their resistance. Our work was not light by any means, but loses were great and so sudden that we could not have a chance to carry all the wounded there were and many taken prisoner. We did not come off entirely free ourselves. We have not heard from two men at all and they are, we hope, prisoners. Another was wounded, rather seriously. The close calls were so numerous that I “knock wood” and hope our luck continues for further work for it is a wonder that we had not at least four men killed. The 18th division was completely out of the lines and went on repose and we are now some 40 miles from the front and never was peace so appreciated. Here we loaf and sleep and write the letters we could not before and go swimming and take walks and rest generally. This is a very rich agricultural district and the owner of the big farm at which we are is a very fine old gentleman. “The attack was a nightmare. It was not a surprise. In fact, the French artillery began half an hour before the Germans. We knew what was on at 12:30 for there was no mistaking it. The order changing our schedule to attack conditions did not come for two hours but we had everything in readiness when it did come. Then at 2:30 a.m. I made the tour of the posts, and I will never forget that ride. It was mighty black, for the clouds were low and cut off any starlight there was, and following the road was no snap. We drove along the road along the heights above the river view was wonderful. Every battery along the whole front was spitting fire, the roar. Shells coming…added to the interest of the … and bombardment grew more … as we neared the front. Soon … into gas and had to wear our … and driving was more difficult … could see less. But the most … moment was when we crossed … which was ready for instant … and which was a special … work or mark for Boche shells…got by all right. We ran into…hole but were going fast enough … right on through with no damage except a bent rod. I learned many things that first day which I will never forget, and which another attack will find useful.” [Note: the…spaces indicate an area of the newspaper that was torn away.] This is one of example in the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Special Publication #75/November 2013. If you would like to know more go to site www. Scpgs.org.

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Block of Art Featured Exhibits - The Schuylkill County Historical Society was a proud partner in this year’s Block of Art Celebration. In its 8th year, the Block of Art Celebration is a Strategic Partnership of Schuylkill County’s VISION. One of the featured artists at this year’s event was Randy McCurdy. He is a romantic salon painter and is best known for his calming pastoral landscape paintings inspired by the beauty and serenity of the central Pennsylvania wetland and forest regions of Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, and Berks counties. Randy is a native of Dauphin County, born in Hershey, Pa. in 1953. He currently paints and resides in southern Schuylkill County, Deer Lake, with his wife Julie. He began his painting career in the late 1970s.

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